Not really, no. The coins you can most often do it with are world gold, modern commems and the like. But even so, the exact gold/silver content is...
It has advantages, also has disadvantages. First of all you have to know the coin is genuine - many are not.
Fair enough Eddie, NGC calls it Full Torch. Guess I do too just to distinguish them from Mercs.
Even at 65 that coin isn't really worth grading fees. I'd save your money.
Eddie there is no comparison for the pics you posted. Mercs are Full Bands, Roosies are Full Torch - each has different criteria for the...
Thank God !
See why I don't bother with scientific explanations ? You end up with forty eleven different explanations, all of them throwing around what...
It finds them all for me. Of course part of your problem with the 1/2 franc might be that there is no such thing as a 1962 French 1/2 franc. But...
OK - so what was the reason PCGS had for the Genuine holder ?
Unless, it was due to a liquid that contaminated the surface of the coin. And based on that way that coin looks, that would be my guess as to what...
You either have a short memory or must not read a lot Harry. I have forever and always advocated removing contaminants from a coin in order to...
Not true, coins are sold for less than melt every single day. All you have to do is think of junk silver - dealers do not even offer spot, rather...
Let's put it this way - if you want to collect them because you like them, fine. If you want to collect them because you think you will make money...
Verdigris itself is green. It was even used in ancient times to make green die.
Mike c'mon, even I'm not that silly :rolleyes: Besides, there isn't enough detail there to even make VF if that coin were graded by the obv only.
Sorry, but the answer is no. Metal from planchets does not build up and stick in the devices of a die - ever. The only thing that occurs to a die...
I can't say you're wrong. But there seems to be enough detail present in the hair and the wheats to indicate that the strike was not so weak that...
If you don't have the Krause catalogs go to Numismaster and sign up. You can look up everything except values for free.
Thad - you sure those are die polish lines ? Looks more like it was struck through grease to me. I'd have to go 63 on this.
I'm gonna say 64, I think all the rim dings on the top of the obv will hold it back from 65.
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